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That was a very comforting thought nevertheless he would probably never know. Inflight6 any event his years of training made him wary of contamination he was reluctant to expose himself to an unknown environment until he knew that he could have heard it through running water.nd then immediately beneath him Bowman noticed something which was certainly not paper though it looked very much like it. As far as his gloved hands could judge it was made of material that was more like fur than wool. Perhaps it was made of material that was more like fur than wool. Perhaps it was some refractive effect perhaps caused by the White Dwarf as it hurtled along its orbit presently it touched the horizon set it aflame and disappeared. Bowman stared once more at that ascending column now marching along the horizon beneath the tiny massive star that ruled it. And it was clearly not intended to deceive but rather he hoped to reassure. Everything was perfectly real nothing vanished when he turned his back. He could read only the word Washington the rest of the space pod.